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Today's hearing marks the third hearing of the House of Representatives' portion of the drafting of a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2022.

Dear Chairwoman Napolitano and Ranking Member Rouzer: Since 1919, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) has been the leading voice...

Today's hearing marks the second hearing of the House of Representatives' portion of the drafting of a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) for 2022.

I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle here on the committee and in the full House to pass another WRDA in this 2-year cycle and for it to be a strong bipartisan bill as well.

This hearing marks the second hearing, as the chairman said, of the House of Representatives portion of the drafting of the Water Resources Development Act for 2022.

How critical is this historic funding? Well, the Chief of Engineers testified that it provides 'a once-in-a-generation window of opportunity to deliver water resource infrastructure programs and projects that will positively impact the…

Thank you, Chair Napolitano. I appreciate you holding this hearing, and I would also like to thank our witnesses for testifying today.

The more people hear about what is happening in Washington or not happening in Washington, the more they think it is broken and simply doesn't work.

The Justice40 initiative, which is "a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits of Federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities."

The Citizens of Southern California have a strong interest in finishing the federally authorized Westminster-East Garden Grove Flood Risk Management Project.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you again to our witnesses for being here. I appreciate your work for the country very much.

Every day, people across our country read stories and hear news about how Washington is broken. However, the WRDA process is something that works.

Since 2014, Congress has passed a WRDA bill every two years. These have not only been consistent but also bipartisan.

This is one of the most important pieces of legislation that we do here at the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Well, thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate you holding this hearing today.

The climate crisis presents a significant challenge to everyone, not just a select few.

The U.S. is in the middle of flu season, which has the potential to add additional burden to already-stressed health care systems due to the ongoing pandemic.

The development of the first successful mRNA vaccines is a clear success story from the COVID-19 pandemic.